Word: johnson
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Along with Mabus, Mississippi voters swept a whole team of young, fresh- faced reformers into the statehouse. Mike Moore, 35, a county district attorney who until recently was scarcely known outside his Gulf Coast habitat, was elected attorney general, the youngest since 1912. Pete Johnson, 39, a third-generation politician who counts a grandfather and an uncle among former Mississippi Governors, was elected state auditor, replacing Mabus. Said Johnson: "This has been a mandate that Mississippians want to see our state move forward." In other rites of passage, John Stennis, 86, has announced his retirement after 40 years...
...last week, seven incidents of physical assault of homosexuals have been reported, said Henry Johnson, Michigan vice president for student services...
...have no explanation for the growing number of troubling incidents. You get one instance getting publicity and people of the same persuasion pick up on it. The result is a snowball effect," Johnson said...
...Johnson said that racial problems are not endemic to Michigan, but one student involved with Minority Student Services said racial tension at Michigan is exacerbated by students' fear that the university's high academic standards will fall as more minorities enroll...
Secondary: The Quaker secondary has offered tough pass coverage all season long. Led by Steve Walter-house (40 tackles, two interecptions) and Steve Johnson (28, two), the Quakers have given up only 1057 yards passing...